The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-07-16

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day afternoon.
Port Deposit also has a building boom
Mr.. II. c. Nesbitt, the well-known mer
chant, is building fine cottage to be USED
As his future residence. Mr.. X. Katz, o.
Baltimore. is erecting Il dwelling house neal
the old Maxwell tannery. Mr.. Grocema an,
clothier, is about to build store and
dwelling.
| * Waterman is now stationed all day
at the gates of SingerlJ' pulp works, and
| no persons are allowed admittance to the
grounds and works. Those having bust
ness with the manager see him at the office.
This step was found necessary, owing TO the
number of persons, friends of the workmen
who visited the mills and interfered with
| the work.
Mr.. Henry II. Plummer was informed
on Tuesday of his appointment to a position
in the government printing office at Wash
ington, ID. c. Mr. Plummer lef. for Wash
lngton the same evening. Mr.. Plummer
learned his trade in the Dcn,ocrot office. We
congratulate him upon his good fortune as
ncle Sam pays printers several times more
Doodle per week than we country newspa-
pers can afford.
A full attendance of teachers and
scholars is requested at .Johnson's Sunday
School tomorrow. The matter of building
chapel will be considered. Mr.. Lam bert
PlerSon has presented an acre of ground for
the purpose, and it is the intention of the
projectors to erect a church on the site of
the old ,Johnson's school house in Elk Neck
by November next.
Mr. Harry Bouche.le, merchant of
Chesapeake City, visited Baltimore on
Tuesday and was affected by the heat
After reaching this town Oh his way home
in the afternoon he went to the County
Commissioners office where he was over
come by the heat. DIR. j. II. lamar was
called in and administered restnratives
Mr.. Bouchelle was soon able to 90 home
-George Booth takes this means of in
forming his customers and the public gen
orally that his summer garden is open every
evening until eleven o'clock, except Satur-
day evening when it will not close until
quarter of twelve. Six kinds of ice cream
are furnished each evening, with water ices,
cake, fruit and confectionery. The garden
Is success, Its patronage being an evidence
of the superior character of Booths ice
cream.
The reports of the students at Princeton
College for the last year have been issued.
II
ceived the highest average OF the sophomore
class in civil engineering. Mr.. Bratton
expects to follow the example of his brother
MIR. Samuel Bratton who has good posi-
ton as civil engineer in railroad work in
Texas, and make civil engineering his life
work. His record at college speaks well
for his ability and industry.
There was a slight accident on the
Philadelphia extension of the Blltimore &
Ohio Railroad near Leslie station on Tues
day afternoon which delayed travel for
about three hours. y heated journal
caused the wreck of freight car moving
west about t o'clock. There is but single
track at that point, the second track not
having yet been hid that far. The passen-
ger train from Baltimore for Philadelphia
due at Singerly at 70 p. NJ did not reach
there until 10 p. NJ.
Now that the excursion season is in
full blast we call the attention of our read
ers TO the date Of the Cape May excursion
TO be given by tbs Glasgow Presbyterian
church-Tuesday, August ID. The splendid
steamer "Repubic'' will meet the excur-
siOrists at Delaware City at o. AZ \. NJ, and
returning will leave Cape May at 1 F. NJ
The round trip only costs one dollar and as
the drive to Delaware City is a pleasant
one, the opportunity is a good one to visit
this popular resort. This excursion belts
Colchester ever so much, and we predict it
will be one of the most successful of the
season.
There was considerable excitement at
Singerly's wharf on Wednesday evening
last for a few minutes Just As the last ex-
cursionistS were leaving the Chester"
There were a number of persons still on the
wharf and boat. y splash was heard in the
water between the bow of the steamer and
the wharf, followed by the cry "man over
board" In the darkness the struggling
man could be seen but not identified 1t
seemed considerable while before a rome
was reached the drowning man, and not
before he had gone under the water twice
After lie was hauled on the boat it was
found that the person who had had 50
narrow an escape from drowning was James
Ivory, colored man of this town, who in
walking on the wharf had III ade IA misstep
and brought up in the water
-Gouley's excursion to dorchester on
Thursday via p. w. y b. railroad to Perry
Vile and steamer Louise from that point to
the place of destination, was very largely
attended. The section that took the pas
sengers from Wilmington and way stations
included Is cars, being one of the largest
trains we ever saw drawn by one engine on
this road. Only % tickets were left at
ElktOn, and these were all sold and a num-
Der boarded the train expecting to obtain
tickets on it. The two sections from the
Delaware road were of Z and cars respec-
lively. These were principally from Dover
and Smyrna, the NJ. L. Sunday Schools of
both places going on the excursion. The
iaVre de Grace NJ. +. Sunday School also
| went on the excursion. There were 1900
in all on board.
Mr.. William w. Holden on Thursday
of last week dropped his pocketbook con-
tanning about one hundred dollars in notes
and checks, while on the road between Elk
ton and his farm in Elk Neck. On discov-
ering his loss he Immediately returned to
Elkton. making diligent inquiry of every
person he met, hut all to no purpose In
| the meantime Mr.. John Pryor, who was
working for Mr.. Stanley on the Lothian
| farm about miles below Elkt0n, feeling
unwelI, determined to break OFT the day !
work, and spend the balance of the day at
home. He started down the Neck road be
hind Mr.. Holden, and while walking lei
surely along, not thinking of lost treasures
OF any kind, espied the lost pocketbook ly-
ing in the carriage rut. He picked it up
and waited until he reached home before ex
aiming ITS contents. IL didn't take long tc
discover by its contents, who its owner was
and WORD was soon sent to Mr.. Holden in
forming him of its recovery. Mr.. Holder
insisted upon Mr.. Pryor accepting ten
dollar note as Il piece of luck, which tn,
latter rather reluctantly accepted, Mr.
Holden comgrstulating himself that Iii
| property had fallen into the hands of al
\ honest man.